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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in St. Louis, MO

The median child, family, and school social workers in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $51,080 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,402 a month.

10th percentile
$41,980
25th percentile
$47,020
Median percentile
$51,080
75th percentile
$61,000
90th percentile
$83,160

Based on 3,790 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,822 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,080
Federal income tax−$3,950
Social Security + Medicare−$3,908
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,401
Monthly take-home$3,402
Every two weeks$1,570

Does it go far here?

$53,719Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri